Alexandra Raisman Wins Gold Medal in Floor Exercise

She's so sweet.

At Detroit Free Press, "Aly Raisman wins gold in floor exercise, overshadows Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber":

LONDON -- It was a historic Olympics for the U.S. gymnastics team and a puzzling one. Just ask Aly Raisman. On the final day of competition, Raisman, the team captain and its most consistent performer, overshadowed Gabby Douglas, the star, and Jordyn Wieber, the star-crossed.

For Raisman, who will leave with three medals, the most of any U.S. gymnast, these Games were a jumble of emotions.

There was joy: Raisman became the first U.S. woman to win a gold in floor exercise after she performed what she called the best routine of her life Tuesday, to the music of "Hava Nagila."

"To have it be at the Olympic Games, in the finals, is just really amazing and just a dream come true," she said. "That's what you work for your whole life." This, after the U.S. won the team gold for the first time since 1996.

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And at the New York Times, "A Wait That Paid Off in Gold and Bronze."